Who You Are Is Not Enough: Album Review专辑简评（英译中）（业余爱好向）

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If you’re in need of a getaway and have thirty minutes to spare, you’re in luck. Athletics’ sophomore effort Who You Are Is Not Enough is a five-part album here to take your mind on a vacation. A conceptual record about the quest to find oneself, Who You Are Is Not Enough transcends genres to place these New Jersey natives into a niche of their own. Athletics’ gorgeous blend of post rock, ambient, and post hardcore results in an album that is nothing short of breathtaking.

Athletics的第二张专辑《Who You Are Is Not Enough》将分为五个部分，带你的心灵来上三十分钟说走就走的旅行。这张出类拔萃的概念专辑讲述了一个人追寻真我的心路历程，让新泽西州的人们感同身受。Athletics乐队出色地将后摇滚、氛围音乐以及后硬核朋克融合在一起，让整张专辑都填满了令人叹为观止的色彩。

Five tracks, simply titled with the roman numerals I through V, run beautifully into one another, not meant to be listened to as five individual tracks but as one unified musical experience. If it weren’t for the brief pauses between each track, this album could easily be one fluid song. Each track seems to follow the pattern of starting out with soft, melodic guitars before slowly picking up and leading into the passionate vocals and eloquent lyrics found at the song’s halfway point.

这张专辑里的五首歌曲仅由罗马数字Ⅰ到Ⅴ分别命名，但你完全可以将它们合起来当成一部音乐作品欣赏，因为它们之间的衔接都非常自然。如果去掉每首歌曲末尾都有短暂停顿，这张专辑就是一首流畅优美的歌曲。这五首歌曲都似是以轻柔温和的吉他开始，然后情绪逐渐推进，行至曲中后由狂野的人声唱出发自肺腑的歌词。

Hard-hitting and thought-provoking, the album’s lyrics are pure poetry. I, the first track, introduces us to the struggle that we hear about throughout the remainder of the album: “Seeing this makes it easier to fall, and I can’t wait for the end of it all / You’re breathing softly but so much stronger on your own / No one, now, can take you from your home / Stay / All we are is sinking endlessly.” The words are first delivered softly but eventually break into screams of emotion layered over increasingly intense soundscapes, high-pitched guitars, and contrasting peaceful piano melodies. Each powerful lyric is surrounded by lengthy, intricate musical interludes, allowing the vocals to breathe and the imagination to wander.

这张专辑震撼人心且发人深省的歌词足以被当成诗作。第一首歌《Ⅰ》就将我们带进了贯穿整张专辑的痛苦挣扎情绪之中：Seeing this makes it easier to fall, and I can’t wait for the end of it all / You’re breathing softly but so much stronger on your own / No one, now, can take you from your home / Stay / All we are is sinking endlessly.(包括第一首在内的五首歌由本人进行翻译的歌词译文将会单独发出) 这首歌的歌词一开始是浅唱低吟，但最终伴随着快速叠加递进的声景、高音吉他以及极具反差的柔和钢琴旋律，情绪突然爆发怒吼喷薄而出。而每一句强有力的歌词前后都有相对较长且精雕细琢的间奏，让人声得以喘息的同时，让想像飞扬。

Produced by Kevin Dye of Gates and mastered by Gregory Dunn of Moving Mountains, Who You Are Is Not Enough manifests obvious indie and post rock influences from both groups. There are several points in the album, however, where comparison could be drawn just as easily to bands like Manchester Orchestra and Brand New. It is this unique blend of other influences that sets Athletics apart from their post rock predecessors, to whom they will inevitably be compared.

专辑由Gates乐队的Kevin Dye制作，Moving Mountains乐队的Gregory Dunn进行后期母带处理。受到这两支乐队的影响，这张专辑具有明显的独立摇滚与后摇滚风格。虽然专辑中的一些风格特征让人很容易联想到诸如Manchester Orchestra与Brand New等乐队上来，但正是这种对其他风格元素独一无二的融合才让Athletics乐队从诸多后摇滚“前浪”中能够脱颖而出。

Whether you are a fan of any of the aforementioned groups or not, Who You Are Is Not Enough is a must-listen. Lovers of any type of music will be able to appreciate the sophisticated artistry of this release. A sophomore success for Athletics, Who You Are Is Not Enough delivers a refreshing dose of post rock with a delicately dark and beautiful edge.

无论你是否是上面提到的乐队的粉丝，Athletics乐队的第二张专辑《Who You Are Is Not Enough》都是一张必听专辑，因为任何一种音乐的爱好者都能够体会到这张令人耳目一新的后摇滚专辑精雕细琢的魅力——一种优美的绝望。

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